Did you know that the cosmetic industry is under-regulated and more than 80% of ingredients in personal care products have never been assessed for safety? Women use an average of 12 cosmetic products daily, exposing themselves to more than 160 unique cosmetic chemicals. Products marketed to black women like hair relaxers and skin lighteners contain some of the most toxic chemicals used by the cosmetics industry. Perms, texturizers, dyes and glues contain chemicals and hormones linked to early puberty and cancer, including parabens, placenta and formaldehyde. In this workshop, Going Natural Naturally, Brandie Gilliam of Organic Beauty Talk teaches you the importance of reading ingredient labels so that you can know what’s in your products and be a true Naturalista!

Brandie Gilliam is passionate about healthy non-toxic products and the founder of Organic Beauty Talk. She’s on a mission to dispel the myth that natural and organic is ONLY for granola eating tree huggers as well as show that living green is just all around better…for you, your hair, and the environment.

For more information, visit OrganicBeautyTalk.com.